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VEXXHOST Nominated for Superuser Award at OpenStack Summit Sydney

Customer Company Size

Large Corporate

Region

America

Country

Canada

Product

OpenStack
Kubernetes
Magnum
Ceph
Puppet

Tech Stack

OpenStack
KVM with Libvirt
Ceph
Pacemaker
MySQL Galera

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Customer Satisfaction
Innovation Output
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Software
Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation
Product Research & Development

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Software Design & Engineering Services
System Integration

About The Customer

VEXXHOST is a leading Canadian provider of public, private, and hybrid cloud services, powered entirely by OpenStack. Since migrating to an OpenStack infrastructure in 2011, VEXXHOST has been offering infrastructure-as-a-service without vendor lock-in or proprietary technology. Led by CEO Mohammed Naser, the company focuses on optimizing cloud infrastructure to allow users to concentrate on their core competencies. VEXXHOST is recognized for its expertise in cloud solutions and its active participation in the OpenStack community, contributing code and feedback to improve the platform.

The Challenge

VEXXHOST faced challenges in rolling upgrades with OpenStack, which were initially difficult but have become easier with new releases. They encountered a bug after upgrading to the Pike release, which was quickly addressed by the OpenStack community. This experience increased their trust in OpenStack's CI and their confidence in the software.

The Solution

VEXXHOST has leveraged OpenStack to accelerate service delivery and innovation. By focusing on OpenStack's capabilities, they have been able to deliver high-performance solutions without dealing with infrastructure issues. VEXXHOST has also contributed to the OpenStack community by attending summits, participating in challenges, and hosting events. They actively contribute code and feedback, helping to fix bugs and improve the platform. VEXXHOST has innovated by launching Kubernetes services using Magnum and delivering big data solutions with Sahara integration, enhancing their managed services and offering unique solutions to their customers.

Operational Impact

VEXXHOST has been able to speed up the delivery of new services to customers, focusing on innovation rather than infrastructure issues.
The company has built a strong presence in the OpenStack community, contributing code, feedback, and participating in events.
VEXXHOST has launched Kubernetes services using Magnum, becoming one of the few providers to offer this service.
The use of OpenStack has facilitated the delivery of big data solutions and the deployment of clusters, providing cost savings.
VEXXHOST's infrastructure and user workloads are powered by OpenStack, ensuring stability and robustness.

Quantitative Benefit